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Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 41826

Removal of a lump or growth from the gum or from the bony ridge that carries the teeth, taken out along with a margin of the surrounding tissue. The area is then closed with stitches so the gum heals over the site.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth From the Gum or Tooth Ridge cost?

$288

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $355.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $195 to $468
$200$500professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$288

MN $550OH $251

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.